VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

To boost “Make-in-India” initiative, Optiemus Infracom and Wistron Corporation, Taiwan’s leading Original Design Manufacturer (ODM), have come up with a joint venture (JV) agreement, in the presence of Amitabh Kant, IAS, Secretary, DIPP, Government of India, to set up manufacturing facilities for telecom products in India. The partnership aims to provide a complete end-to-end solution to global and Indian brands, encompassing manufacturing infrastructure, distribution, retail and after-sales. Ravinder Zutshi, Managing Director, Optiemus Infracom Limited, said, “It is a matter of great pride for us to actively contribute to the growing manufacturing ecosystem in the country. With this partnership, we are committed to make available world-class technology products at affordable prices for global and local brands. Embarking on this new journey, we intend to emerge as one of the top three third-party manufacturers in the country in the next five years. Our collective expertise in de...

Microsoft has announced major update to Windows 10. As part of Windows-as-a-Service, the November update delivers significant updates for business customers, including Windows Update for Business, Windows Store for Business, Mobile Device Management, Azure Active Directory and new security features. Windows 10 is now faster, more compatible and includes new innovations like Cortana Inking and expansion to new markets, improvements to Microsoft Edge and support for better photo viewing from Explorer. With this first major update to Windows 10, Microsoft is empowering enterprises to do more – with the platform which spans all device types, enables management of both corporate-owned and BYOD, and upgrades existing devices... Read more

Commvault has announced new innovations in the Commvault Data Platform to extend snapshot management capabilities to include the Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform (XCP). Through the innovation of Commvault’s new software, Commvault and Nutanix are able to help joint enterprise customers address the evolving challenges of managing data and information in highly changing, fast-paced global business environments. “Our next-generation software and platform provides Commvault customers using Nutanix a completely orchestrated solution to snapshot and data management complemented with the partner’s solution. Further, IntelliSnap technology automates the creation of application-aware hardware snapshot copies across Nutanix environments and catalogs snapshot data to simplify the recovery of individual files, databases or virtual machines without the need for a collection of scripts and disparate snapshot, backup, and recovery tools. Ultimately, this provides customers with fast access and ...

Nokia has hosted the India Innovation Day in Bangalore at the Nokia Technology Centre and showcased over 30 futuristic technologies and demonstrations on various R&D projects. Nokia’s real-time live demonstrations highlighted company’s innovations in Telco Cloud, Internet of Things (IoT) and Analytics & 1000x Capacity among many other innovative  technologies in the mobile broadband segment. These technologies represented the entire gamut of products, features, and applications that Nokia is currently working on worldwide. These diverse technologies and over-arching themes across the various demonstrations and presentations, reflected major industry trends that are ready to take on the technology in future... Read more

Industry veteran Ratan Tata has funded a Singapore-based big data start-up company Crayon Data. The amount of the fund is not still disclosed. This personal investment from Ratan Tata comes three months after he joined as a senior adviser to Jungle Ventures, the Singapore-based VC which has invested in Crayon. After his retirement, he has become an influential investor in start-ups. He has invested his money in different sectors like Ola, Cardekho, Paytm, healthcare platform Lybrate, lingerie etailer Zivame and women’s clothing brand Kaaryah. Crayon was co-founded in 2012 by IIM Calcutta graduates Sastri and Suresh Shankar. It has already raised $10 million in funding from Singapore-based Jungle Ventures and Spring Seeds so far. The company employs 100 people within offices spread across New York, Dubai, Chennai, Singapore and London... Read more

Highlighting the role of innovation in driving the world’s digital transformation amongst the private and public sectors alike, Avaya has organized its annual Avaya Partner Forum 2016. More than 2,000 Avaya Connect channel partners from the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) and Europe regions are attending the event. The two-day forum, hosted at the Atlantis the Palm Hotel in Dubai, gave Avaya a platform to present its strategic vision of a customer-focussed engagement model that delivers better collective business outcomes. The keynote addresses from Avaya leaders, seminars and expert sessions will enable channel partners and customers to learn about the key emerging industry trends, including Mobility, Cloud, Big Data, and Analytics, and the increased opportunities they represent... Read more